PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Public health experts are sounding the alarm over the potential risks when kids, particularly teens, are on social media. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has indicated that social media may be playing a role in the teen mental health crisis. It’s best to delay social media use as long as you can,...Read More
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iPhone Lockdown Mode Features: Tim Cook-led Apple has made a big claim that is catching everyone’s attention. The company says that no iPhone has been hacked when a special security feature is turned on. At a time when online scams, hacking, and data theft are increasing, this statement shows how serious Apple is about keeping...Read More
The last few big cyberattacks on government organizations all have one thing in common. They started because of something a person did wrong, not because of technology. These cyberattacks occur when an employee clicks a link in an email or answers a strange phone call. Sometimes they even give away information by mistake. So technology...Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The Memphis Police Department is urging parents and guardians to keep their kids informed about online safety following the arrest of a man accused of pretending to be a teen on Snapchat and messaging a 13-year-old. Breon Collins, 32, is charged with aggravated kidnapping and rape after being found in a...Read More
Federal regulators are stepping up enforcement against Illuminate Education Inc., insisting that the ed-tech company implement security reforms, permanently bar misleading claims about its data practices and delete unnecessary student information after data breaches affected over 10 million K-12 students in 2021 and 2022. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint, Illuminate publicly claimed...Read More
ISTANBUL A US jury has ruled that Meta must pay $375 million in civil penalties, concluding that the company misled users about the safety of its platforms and allowed harm, including child sexual exploitation, to occur. This case in the state of New Mexico is the first bench trial in which the US-based social media...Read More
Parents have another online activity to worry about. In a new tech-driven twist on “sexting,” teenagers are having romantic and sexual conversations with artificial intelligent chatbots. The chats can range from romance- and innuendo-filled to sexually graphic and violent, according to interviews with parents, conversations posted on social media, and experts. They are largely taking...Read More
Panaji: There was a 65% increase in the registration of cybercrime cases in the state in 2025 as compared to 2024.A total of 131 cyber fraud cases were registered in 2025, as compared to 85 cases in the previous year. Over the past three years, 298 cases were registered, and money has been recovered in...Read More
Federal and state regulators in the US remain active and trending toward escalated privacy, cybersecurity, and data governance enforcement by launching investigations and heavy monetary penalties, expanded injunctive relief, and aggressive corrective action mandates across financial services, healthcare, technology, and other sectors. Among the federal agencies bringing the most enforcement actions, Health & Human Services...Read More
